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LEED BD+C: Core and Shell | v2 - LEED 2.0

Tenant design and construction guidelines

SSc9 |
Possible 1 point

Intent

Provide tenants with a descriptive tool that both educates and helps them implement sustainable design and constructions features in their tenant improvement build-out.

Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines benefit the Core & Shell certified project for two important reasons: First, the Guidelines will help tenants design and build sustainable interiors and adopt green building practices; second, the Guidelines will help in coordinating LEED-CI and LEED for Core & Shell certifications.

Requirements

Publish an illustrated document that provides tenants with design and construction information that:
Provides a description of the sustainable design and construction features incorporated in the Core & Shell project and delineates the project intent with respect to sustainability goals and objectives including those for tenant spaces.

Provides information that enables a tenant to coordinate their space design and construction with the core and shell’s building systems. Specific building LEED for Core & Shell credits to be addressed when applicable include;

Water use reduction

Optimize energy performance, lighting power

Optimize energy performance, lighting controls

Optimize energy performance, HVAC

Energy use and metering

Measurement and verification

Ventilation and outdoor air delivery

Construction IAQ management

Indoor chemical and pollutant source control

Controllability of systems

Thermal comfort

Daylighting and views

Commissioning

The elimination or control of environmental tobacco smoke.

Provides recommendations, including examples, of sustainable strategies, products, materials, and service suggestion;

Provides information LEED Green Building Rating System for Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI) and how the core and shell building contributes to achieving these credits.

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